Children’s Yoga Teacher Training
100-hr Advanced-Level Certification Program

Techniques 20 Hours

• Interdisciplinary focus on age-appropriate asanas and posture flows
• Choosing and using music to create energetic shifts
• Choreography of movement sequences to age-appropriate music
• Partner poses, games, chanting, meditation & pranayama
• Relaxation strategies, visualizations, stories and affirmations
• Lesson planning, themes, organization and structure of a class
• Choosing and using props, books, cards and visual aids
• Classroom management including strategies for learning differences and behavior challenges
• Teaching in varied settings, co-teaching, business & marketing
• Comprehensive manual included in tuition

Teaching Methodology 10 Hours

• Methodology for creating experiential learning environments
• Age-appropriate timing, languaging, sequencing, and delivery
• Designing specialty classes (e.g. family yoga, caregiver & toddlers, yoga for athletes)
• Creating a safe, non-authoritarian environment
• Communicating and relationship-building with children and caregivers
• Balancing the need for structure and freedom in the classroom
• Harnessing the energy of the room and being in the moment
• Engaging the six senses and using multiple intelligence techniques
• Placing yourself in the role of learner as you teach

Anatomy & Physiology 12 Hours

• Engaging students in the exploration of anatomy & physiology
• Games, books, stories and songs as teaching tools for learning anatomy
• Eastern and Western approaches to physiology
• Benefits & Contraindications for all techniques
• Avoiding common injuries in yogic practices
• Age-specific adaptations for asana and pranayama

Child Development 13 Hours

• Experiential exploration of developmental considerations for toddlers through to adolescence
• Typical development and individual development
• Teaching multiple age groupings
• Considerations for female and male learners at different life-stages
• Cautions and contraindications for developmental stages
• Supporting age-specific milestones

Overview of Yoga Philosophy 10 Hours

• Incorporating yoga philosophy in age-appropriate ways
• Learning philosophy through the use of games, visualizations, affirmations and play
• Fostering a non-competitive, inclusive class atmosphere
• Yoga as a contemporary approach to health and wellness
• The Chakra system or “Rainbow Body”

Practice Teaching and Observations 16 Hours

• Observing, assisting, co-teaching, and teaching
• Design and teach mini classes in your style
• Teaching mock classes and classes with children
• Practice teaching in small groups
• Co-mentoring & self-evaluation
• Giving and receiving feedback
• Designing a lesson plan to use at home

Practicum Student Teaching 12 Hours

• Upon completion of the program, graduates are required to complete 12 hours of teaching, documenting their experiences in a reflective journal

Professional Practices: 2 Hours

• Healthy boundaries in the student-teacher relationship
• Caution and care in hands-on assists
• Creating a safe and protective environment
• Collegial relationships with parents and associates
• Confidentiality
• Local, regional legal parameters, policies and procedures
• When to refer to other professionals

« BACK